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Aurora James (born on July 12, 1984) is a Canadian fashion designer and businesswoman. She is well-known for her work in sustainable fashion and for starting the organization 15 Percent Pledge, which promotes greater representation of Black-owned companies…
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Austin Steward (c. 1793 – February 15, 1869) was an African-American abolitionist and writer. Born into slavery in Prince William County, he was taken at age seven with the William Helm household to New York in 1800.
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Auston Levi-Jesaiah Trusty (born August 12, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the United States national team. In club soccer, Trusty played in the USL Championship for…
1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn autographed playbill for Raisin in the Sun Vol.3, No. 38. Front cover, along the top, on the left is gray with black type that reads "Ethel/ Barrymore/ Theatre" and to the right, yellow with black type that reads “PLAYBILL / a weekly magazine for…
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Ava Cherry (born 1953) is an American singer and model. She collaborated with English musician David Bowie between 1972 and 1975; the two met in New York City when she was a nightclub waitress and Bowie was touring for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…
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Avel Louise Gordly (February 13, 1947 – February 16, 2026) was an American activist, community organizer, and politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 1996, she became the first African-American woman to be elected to the Oregon State Senate, serving…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAviator cap from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. The cream headpiece has goggles and rhinestone decorations. The crown of the headpiece is constructed of panels of cream twill synthetic fiber that…
ca. 1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silk aviator's scarf worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The scarf is slightly yellowed and has several small brown stains throughout. One end of the scarf is stamped with faded black stenciled letters, reading [W. W. CROCKET] on the left side and [CENTURY…
1978-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of avocado green polka dot lace pants worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. The pants are made from avocado green lace with woven polka dots of various sizes woven into the fabric. There’s gathering in the waist area creating a…
1978-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn avocado green polka dot lace top worn on Soul Train by dancer Sheri Byers in the late 1970s. The front of the top has a boxy, straight cut and is made from one panel of fabric, which includes the scalloped collar. Green machine lace makes up the…
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Axel Tuanzebe (born 14 November 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Auxerre and the DR Congo national team. Tuanzebe is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system and won both the Jimmy Murphy Young…
Biography
Aya Osman is a Sudanese-American Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of the Osman Lab at University at Albany, State University of New York. Prior to starting her independent research laboratory, she was a postdoctoral fellow and later Assistant…
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Ayana M. Evans is an African-American performance artist and educator based in New York City and an adjunct professor of visual art at New York University and Brooklyn College. She also serves as editor-at-large of Cultbytes, an online art publication.…
Biography
Ayana Jordan is an American addiction psychiatrist and immunopathologist. She researches treatments for substance use disorders in marginalized communities. She is the Barbara Wilson Associate Professor of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health and was a…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ayanna Mackins Family Hi8 Home Movie #1” (Video recordings).
circa 2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe Ayanna Mackins Family Home Movies feature casual gatherings of family and friends, vacations, and an unidentified political meeting.
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ayanna Mackins Family MiniDV Home Movie #1” (Video recordings).
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ayanna Mackins Family Super 8 Home Movie #1” (Video recordings).
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Ayden Edford Heaven (born 22 September 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United. Heaven played in the youth academies of West Ham United and Arsenal. He made one first-team appearance…
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aylette Jenness sitting and talking with local colleagues at her residence, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aylette Jenness sitting with local colleagues and laughing, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aylette Jenness sitting with local colleagues at her residence, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aylette Jenness standing in front of her kitchen window, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Aylette Jenness talking with her children and local colleagues at her home, Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
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